EmilioPichardo
New Member
hey guys quick question if your cham loses a nail are they able to grow back ? ? and how long will it take? ?
cham nails =/??
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EmilioPichardo
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idk i noticed cause ive been handling him everyday lately cause i gotta give him his meds... anybody else that wants to give me some hopes that they growww backkk!??!??!! 
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
I think if they break off at a certain point, then no they will not grow back. Like below the skin line, then they are gone forever! I think if they just break off, like in the middle of the nail, then yes, they can grow back. My chameleon has been missing one since about 5 months old. Don't know how or when, just know it is gone for good!
Melina
New Member
It definitely depends how he lost them - doesn't sound lke an infection or you would have noticed the feet going black. It's common for chams to snap off nails whilst climbing about - especially on wire fronted cages - and they can grow back but it depends on where along the nail it was broken. A wait and see and i'm afraid
millerman6401
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i just picked up a 6 month old veiled litterally about an hour ago from a craigslist ad. he is very healthy which is suprising, only thing is that he has no nails on the outside toes on every foot, the lady i got him from said they are starting to grow back but they seemed to have been ripped out deep so we will see!!
EmilioPichardo
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damn guys thnx hopefully they can grow back i appreciate the support
Silkyslim
New Member
Watch that closely, it would suck to have his foot get infected. Or is it an old wound?
